Chennai: If there is one air route in India that helps airlines make a lot of money, it has to be the trip to Port Blair from the mainland.
The airfare for the two-hour trip from Chennai to Port Blair has suddenly shot up to Rs 19,000-Rs 24,000 bracket one way. A few tickets are also priced at Rs 30,590 one way nonstop from Chennai to Port Blair.
“For this money, we could have travelled to Singapore or made a full round trip from Chennai to Mumbai to Delhi and back,” said an air passenger. According to Andamannative Naga Jothi, who is now settled in Chennai.
“Even though the reular fare to Andaman is only around Rs 6,000 one way, I was ready to pay till Rs 10,000 due to festival season. But Rs 20,000 is way above my budget,” she added.
10/10/13 S. Sujatha/Deccan Chronicle
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The airfare for the two-hour trip from Chennai to Port Blair has suddenly shot up to Rs 19,000-Rs 24,000 bracket one way. A few tickets are also priced at Rs 30,590 one way nonstop from Chennai to Port Blair.
“For this money, we could have travelled to Singapore or made a full round trip from Chennai to Mumbai to Delhi and back,” said an air passenger. According to Andamannative Naga Jothi, who is now settled in Chennai.
“Even though the reular fare to Andaman is only around Rs 6,000 one way, I was ready to pay till Rs 10,000 due to festival season. But Rs 20,000 is way above my budget,” she added.
10/10/13 S. Sujatha/Deccan Chronicle
